Minnesota's Joke on America

The people of Minnesota now have a comedian representing them in the Senate. The joke, however, might wind up on them.

Unless he gets in a serious hurry (and that's doubtful), chances are high that Al Franken will be a one-term Senator. Although there is no IQ test to get elected to Congress, diplomacy is required to do the job well. If there is one thing Franken is not, it's diplomatic.

Franken should realize that his victory over Coleman has less to do with Coleman's job performance and more to do with the Democrat who was at the head of the November 2008 ticket, the unpopularity of Bush, and a few precincts in which more voters voted for Franken than live in the precinct. In other words, the razor-thin margin of "victory" can be in no way considered a "mandate," and he would be wise to bear that in mind as he heads to Capitol Hill.

Knowing Franken, he won't.

Although Franken gives Democrats their filibuster-proof majority, it probably won't last long. With Obama's job approval rating on the decline and more Americans saying they trust the Democrats less and the Republicans more to manage the nations' finances and economy, Franken will have to learn to compromise if he wants to keep his job. Given his caustic personality and his manic-depressive demeanor, however, that, too, is unlikely.

Get ready, America. The freak show has just begun.

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Boxer Displays Disdain For Military and Incredibly Large Ego At the Same Time

Barbara Boxer is such an embarrassment to California, that it's hard to put into words. In the world of ridiculous, idiotic and narcissistic attitudes in politics, Boxer takes the cake.

While asking a question of Brigadier General Michael Walsh during a Senate hearing, Walsh begins by answering, "Ma'am at LACPR...."

Boxer then rudely cuts him off and says, "Hey, do me a favor. Could you say Senator instead of ma'am. It's just a thing. I worked so hard to get that title so I'd appreciate it please."

I guess Boxer is too much of an ignoramus to understand that "ma'am" is a universal military address of respect for a higher ranking individual. And of course, Brigadier General Walsh is too much of a gentleman to say what I would have said to her if I were in that position. It might have gone something like this:

"Uh, ma'am, I've worked "so hard" to provide you the freedom to sit there so smugly. I now believe that calling you ma'am might be well above what you deserve to be called. Now shut up and ask a pertinent question, a**hole."

Can you imagine any male Senator who may have been called "Sir" by Brig. General Walsh responding, "Uh, please call me Senator. I've worked too hard to be called sir."

It appears we are going back to the Clinton Era of loathing the military.  (Not that Boxer ever left that era.)

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